I will also be going Gnome for my Enchanter alt for pretty much the same reason - they look so unique and I think Gnome Enchanter makes a lot of sense given their lore.

However, unfortunately in your case, it will probably not be easy for Gnomes and Ogres to group together in low levels. The Gnome starting city of Skyhold is floating above the continent of Whitethaw, while the Ogres are on a completely different continent - Reignfall. If you want to play an Enchanter and group with them, your best bet will probably be the Dark Myr as their home city of Syronai's Rest is just a couple zones away from the Ogre's home city of Broken Maw.

Ahh ok, thanks for the info Baz, much appreciated! I have been wondering where the races each start out, but have not found a map on that as of yet.

on a side note: Bazgrim, it has been an absolute pleasure watching your videos about this incredible game. You have a great attitude for this, and I am glad your granny got you into gaming at such a young age! You can thank her for all of us in the community for that!

The atlas is outdated, but it does show where most of the starting cities are (designated by a crown) except for the continent of Whitethaw (which holds the starting cities of the Archai, Dwarves, and Gnomes.) There are also some other zones in between the main zones that were left out, but it at least gives you a general idea of where some of the primary zones are in relation to each other. We will theoretically be getting a more detailed atlas before too long: http://pantheonmmo.com/lore/atlas_of_terminus/

I never liked playing elves personally, and I tend to avoid playing humans unless it is a paladin or a bard type character. I was going to go gnome all the way, but now that they aren't your father's gnomes, I'm going to see what they're like in the alpha and beta to see if I like them or not. I am interested that dwarves can be enchanters, if I don't like the new gnomes I'm going Dwarf. If Dwarves really really suck at being enchanters and I don't like the gnomes then I might go with a shaman instead.